Sunday, 31-Aug-2025 and Monday, 01-Sept-2025
<Slightly out of order, I know… bear with me!>
Plovdiv was a quick stop on our adventure – specifically a drive from Sofia to Sinemoritz – but dear lord it was beautiful.
Ancient ruins, amazing food… just such a great time all around, with amazing times and good friends!
Sunday, 31-August-2025
“Seriously? Walltopia is based in Bulgaria? It was FOUNDED in Bulgaria?”
– Ben, upon hearing that the company that build his favorite climbing gyms around the world was started in Bulgaria.
It wasn’t something I’d expected to ever hear, and it wasn’t a place I ever expected to make a pilgrimage to… but the idea of visiting the showroom for the company that’s made almost all of my favorite climbing gyms did start to grow on me quickly.
Walltopia is a manufacturing company that makes wall panels, holds, HVAC, and then slathers textures pseudo-rock on top of it all. They make climbing gyms, and I owe them a huge amount of gratitude for the quality of the gyms I’ve been to.
And, interestingly, down the street from where Andrea’s family has an apartment in Sofia, Walltopia has their showcase gym. A spot where they can invite people to climb while showing off all the new technology that they’re working on.
We, of course, tested it all out, and had an absolute blast doing so.
Monday, 01-Sept-2025, through Wednesday, 03-Sept-2025
One of the big escapes of this adventure in Bulgaria was Sinemoritz – a small town on the Black Sea that Andrea has worked at for a summer. Beaches, summer sun, and relaxation were the name of the game.
With that in mind… here’s the photos. There really isn’t much to tell that the photos don’t say – we relaxed on the sand, swam in the sea, and ate some simply incredible food.
Relaxing was the name of the game. And we excelled.
And the Food:
And the Sea:
